Limited edition prints by Jim Shaughnessy, introduced at our seventh "Conversations About Photography" conference, are available. "Conversations," held April 17-19, 2009, on the campus of co-sponsor Lake Forest (Illinois) College, was drew an enthusiastic crowd. Canon, Trains, Classic Trains, and Railfan & Railroad were sponsors.
During World War II, Jack Delano photographed railroaders for the U.S. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information. Help us find out more about people such as Mr. Alfred McMillan, a porter on the Baltimore & Ohio's Capital Limited, for an exhibition or publication. Click the name to the see the full entry, and if you recognize the faces, please send us an email or letter with details. We are presenting a new face here each week; all are available on railroadheritage.org.
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Southern Pacific steam locomotive No. 4449 heads east along the Columbia River near Bingen, Washington, on July 3, 2009. Photo by Scott Lothes.
Daylight Locomotive Heads for Michigan
Southern Pacific locomotive 4449 is on its way to Owosso, Michigan, “America’s Largest Celebration of Railroading in 2009,” on July 23–26. No. 4449, built in 1941, the only remaining operable streamlined steam locomotive of the Art Deco era, pulled the SP’s premier Daylight trains. The photograph here shows No. 4449 running on the BNSF Railway along the Columbia River near Cooks, Washington, on the first day of its eastward trip; historic views of the Daylight trains also can be seen on railroadheritage.org.
North American Railroad History in a Nutshell
To illustrate railroads' history, technology, culture, design, and diverse work force, the Center has created an illustrated "nutshell" summary. It started as a feature on our Railroad Heritage.org® Web portal to summarize the profound role the railroads played and still play in America's development. An expanded, printed version will be available in late June as Railroad Heritage No. 21. It is available as a membership benefit or you may purchase single copies. "You have summarized the story very well. Your text is excellent," said John H. White Jr., former Smithsonian curator, now a professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Look at the selections and let us know what you think.
A Tribune to Hal Carstens, 1925-2009
Harold H. "Hal" Carstens, 84, the president and former publisher of Carstens Publications, Inc., died June 23. He joined the company in 1952 as an associate editor of Railroad Model Craftsman and Toy Trains magazines and became president in 1962. His son Henry now serves as publisher for the company's three titles: Railfan & Railroad, Flying Models, and Railroad Model Craftsman. His photograph on railroadheritage.org, which he helped us describe, serves as a tribute to his many talents.